Safexpress partners with CII for an exclusive Seminar on Logistics Parks
The objective of the Seminar was to bring together all the top Industry Leaders and Key Media personalities to discuss the Impact of Logistics Parks on Industry and Supply Chain in India.
Tweet-- Safexpress Pvt. Ltd., India’s largest Supply Chain and Logistics Company partnered with CII for organizing an ‘Interactive Seminar on Logistics Parks’ on 22nd May at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The objective of the Seminar was to bring together all the top Industry Leaders and Key Media personalities to discuss the Impact of Logistics Parks on Industry and Supply Chain in India.
At the moment there is a Warehousing Revolution happening in the country. Driving this Warehousing Revolution, Industry Leader Safexpress is developing 32 ultra-modern Logistics Parks at key industrial hubs. These high-tech Logistics Parks will be providing its clients with cutting edge state-of-the-art trans-shipment and 3PL services.
The company has successfully launched three of its world-class Logistics Parks in cities like Gurgaon, Nagpur and Ahmedabad last month and will be shortly introducing more Logistics Parks in other regions.
Talking about how Safexpress is driving the Warehousing Revolution in India, Mr. Vineet Kanaujia, GM – Marketing, Safexpress said, “The demand for high-tech ultra-modern Warehouses will grow exponentially in coming years. With the phasing out of Central Sales Tax (CST) by 2010, Manufacturers will readily outsource their Warehousing requirements to the Third Party. This will help the Manufacturers to save costs and to focus on their core business. Having envisaged this huge potential for providing Warehousing support to customers, we have planned big ticket investments in Warehousing at key industrial hubs across the country.”
Mr. Kanaujia further added, “There is a huge growth opportunity for the warehousing business in India. Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are one of the major driving forces for Warehousing business in India. A large number of upcoming SEZs have necessitated the development of Logistics Parks for the domestic market as well as for global trade.”
He further added, “We will be creating 5 million square feet of additional warehousing space across the country in the next couple of years, adding to our already existing warehousing space of 5 million square feet. Once ready, these Logistics Parks will totally redefine the way Supply Chain functions in our country today.”
Speaking about why Safexpress has chosen these locations for its Logistics Parks, Mr. Kanaujia highlighted, “Proximity to the existing and proposed SEZs and manufacturing units, accessibility to consumer markets, good geographical location and infrastructural development are various parameters that increase the attractiveness of these locations.”
Speaking about the unique features of the Safexpress Logistics Parks, Mr. Kanaujia said, “Our Logistics Parks will be operational 24X7, 365 days in a year to provide ‘time-definite’ deliveries. Courtesy our seamless operations, we provide the fastest transit time for deliveries to over 560 cities across the country. We have a capability to deliver in 1.8 days by surface across India. Special initiatives have been taken by us to make our Logistics Park eco-friendly. For safer and smoother movement of goods within the Logistics Parks, the company will be installing high-tech equipment to ensure that the goods are handled very carefully.”
Talking about the company’s expansion plan at the time of Economic Slowdown, Mr. Kanaujia said, “For the Indian Economy to bounce back swiftly from the present Economic slowdown, Supply Chain & Logistics industry has a pivotal role to play. Companies will need to either remodel or modify their Supply Chains in order to succeed in the present turbulent times. And for that, Companies will require Warehousing support from the top Supply Chain players like Safexpress.”
Mr. Kanaujia concluded by announcing that, “Safexpress is developing world-class Warehousing in the key cities. More than a dozen of our Logistics Parks are under various stages of development and would be ready within 2009.”
Rising investments in infrastructure and the Central Government’s decision to cut excise duty rates for manufacturing goods is boosting the demand for Warehousing business.
With phasing out of CST from next year, development of SEZs and FTWZs (Free Trade Warehousing Zones), growth in manufacturing and modernization of retailing, Warehousing will play an ever important role in the Indian Supply Chain Industry.
Safexpress has firmly entrenched itself as the ‘Knowledge Leader’ and ‘Industry Leader’ of the Supply Chain & Logistics industry. The company has expanded its reach to 562 destinations all across India through more than 3,500 GPS enabled vehicles. Safexpress provides Express Distribution, Third Party Logistics (3PL) services and Supply Chain Consulting. Pioneered and driven by ‘Logistics Guru’ and CMD, Safexpress, Mr. Pawan Jain, the company has today given a new face to the Indian Supply Chain & Logistics Industry with the implementation of innovative and state-of-the-art services. Growing at a phenomenal rate, Safexpress is the undisputed leader in the Indian Supply chain and Logistics Industry. The company plans to achieve a turnover of Rs. 1000 crores by 2010. Recently, Mr. Jain has been awarded with the Retail Leadership award at the Asia Retail Congress 2009 in recognition of providing enormous contribution towards the growth of the retail sector in India.